"Wool defies Antarctic Conditions" - Preparing Clothing For Antarctic Expedition
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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 June 1958, page 15: "Wool has been the only fibre that will afford protection against the bitter cold of the Antarctic. Here two members of the New Zealand Trans-Antarctic expedition are seen examining part of their wool clothing with which they were issued. A full kit of wool clothing, including blankets, was donated to every member of the expedition."
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- Image
- Identifier
- 2017-20
- Date
- June 24, 1958
- Digitisation id
- 2017N_2017-20_014796
- Format
- B&W negative
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- Manawatu Evening Standard
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